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Alpstein (album)

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Released
  
1991

Length
  
62:15

Artist
  
Paul Giger

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1990-1991

Alpstein (1991)
  
Schattenwelt (1993)

Release date
  
1991

Label
  
ECM Records

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Jazz albums
  
Of Mist and Melting, I Took Up the Runes, Red Lanta, Aftenland, Atmos

Alpstein is the second album by Swiss violinist Paul Giger recorded in 1990 and 1991 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars stating "Violin virtuoso Paul Giger revisits his roots with this, his second solo recording, Alpstein, which features pieces for violin, saxophone, and percussion based on the folk traditions of the Alpstein region of Switzerland... This recording features the saxophone work of Jan Garbarek and the percussion of Pierre Favre. Both add an incredible warmth to the recording on the pieces they are featured on".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Giger
  1. "Zäuerli" - 3:07
  2. "Karma Shadub" - 13:39
  3. "Alpsegen" - 12:38
  4. "Zäuerli" - 1:51
  5. "Zäuerli" - 2:18
  6. "Chuereihe" - 17:33
  7. "Chlauseschuppel" - 4:09
  8. "Trogener Chilbiläbe" - 7:00
  • Recorded at Trogen, Switzerland in 1990 and at Rainbow Studio on Oslo, Norway in 1990-1991

    • Personnel

  • Paul Giger - violin
  • Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone
  • Pierre Favre - percussion
  • Musicians from Appenzell, Switzerland - Silvesterchlauseschuppel, Schellenschötter

    • Songs

    Zäuerli3:10
    Karma Shadub13:41
    Alpsegen12:44

    References

    Alpstein (album) Wikipedia
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